Teachers' Day 2008

5th Teachers' Day

Behaviour Rules?

SCHEDULE

WELCOMEFor the university:
8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.The President of the University Prof. Dr. Volker Linneweber
  
 For the Ministry of Education, Family, Women and Culture
 Dr. Michael Ernst
  
 For the department:
 Prof. Dr. Neal R. Norrick
  
PRESENTATION 
9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.Barry Tomalin (London )
 Visiting the UK - things your teacher never told you
  
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.COFFEE BREAK
  
WORKSHOPS 
10:30 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.Matthew George (Frankfurt )
 How we see each other - Do the Germans and English really know each other?
  
 Dorothee Schütz / Henry Rademacher (Saarbrücken)
 "Never talk about sex, politics, or religion": time abroad in the U.S.
  
 Günther Sommerschuh (Kiel)
 Variety is the spice of life: preparing pupils for intercultural encounters
  
 Alice Spitz / Frank Spitz (Saarbrücken)
 Doing being British: an insight into contemporary British culture
  
 Barry Tomalin (London)
 Do they know it's England? - Training tips for raising cultural awareness
  
 Harald Weisshaar (Tübingen)
 Mediation and intercultural competence
  
11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.LUNCH BREAK
  
PRESENTATION 
1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.Ben Donald (London)
 Sunloungers at dawn - England vs Germany: cultural clashes from the beach to the bedroom
  
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.COFFEE BREAK
  
WORKSHOPS 
2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.Ben Donald
 meet the author
  
 Matthew George (Frankfurt )
 How we see each other - Do the Germans and English really know each other?
  
 Dorothee Schütz / Henry Rademacher (Saarbrücken)
 "Never talk about sex, politics, or religion": time abroad in the U.S.
  
 Günther Sommerschuh (Kiel)
 Variety is the spice of life: preparing pupils for intercultural encounters
  
 Alice Spitz / Frank Spitz (Saarbrücken)
 Doing being British: an insight into contemporary British culture
  
 Harald Weisshaar (Tübingen)
 cancelled

 

LOCATION

Saarland University 
  
Presentationsbuilding A3 3 (Aula)
Workshop Ben Donaldbuilding A3 3 (Aula)
Workshop Matthew Georgebuilding A2 2, room 2.16 (Dolmetscherinstitut)
Workshop Dorothee Schütz/Henry Rademacherbuilding C5 3, room 120 (Anglistik)
Workshop Günther Sommerschuhbuilding C5 2, room 1 (Musikwissenschaft)
Workshop Alice Spitz/Frank Spitzbuilding C5 4 , room 2.01 (Sprachenzentrum)
Workshop Barry Tomalinbuilding A3 3 (Aula)
Workshop Harald Weisshaarbuilding C5 2, room 4 (Musikwissenschaft)
  
Book exhibitionbuilding A3 3 (Aula)
  
(see university map) 
  

PARKING

 

Since parking on campus has become very expensive (€ 4,00/ hour), we suggest you park in one of the parking garages (€ 1,00/hour, € 3,00/day).